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66 Cards in this Set
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reprobate
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a wicked person
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denomination
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a religious group usually including many churches
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Apocalypse
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the end of the world
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blight
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something that causes damage
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aspirations
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strong desires
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pauper
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a very poor person
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repent
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to feel sorry
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clamber
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to climb awkwardly
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debase
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to reduce in quality
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sonorous
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deep ringing sound
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wary
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watchful
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intone
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to say it flatly
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perdition
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distruction
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Methuselah
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grandfather of Noah
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remorse
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painful regret
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mottled
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blotched in coloring
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sordid
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selfish
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smitten
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to strike
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benediction
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an utter of gods words
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profane
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unholy
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impertinent
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irrelivent
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omnipotent
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almighty, as god
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Armageddon
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the final battle fought between good and bad
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conflagration
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a destructive fire
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haughty
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arrogantly superior
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imperious
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overbearingly arrogant
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forlorn
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miserable
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adjudicate
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to pronounce
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ingratiate
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to establish in/for good grace
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lackadaisical
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without intrest
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admonish
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to caution or advise against something
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circumspect
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careful
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predispose
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to decline to before hand (biased)
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spurious
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not genuine, not true, not valid
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unbridled
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uncontrolled
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compensate
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to make up for, to repay for services
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dissolute
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loose in one's moral behavior
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feint
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a deliberately deceptive movement
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fortify
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to strengthen
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lucrative
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bringing in money, profitable
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proliferate
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to reproduce, to spread rapidly
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subjugate
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to conquer by force
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tantalize
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to torment by teasing
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adherent
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a supporter, a follower
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altercation
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an angry argument
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condone
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to pardon or overlook
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pilfer
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to steal in small quantities
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surmount
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to overcome, to rise above
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trite
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commonplace, over used, stale
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abscond
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to run off and hide
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arduous
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hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious
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favorable, fortunate
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intrepid
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very brave, fearless
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precipice
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a very steep cliff
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rectify
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to make right, to correct
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revile
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to attack with words
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guile
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cunning in attaining a goal
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furtive
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sly (like a g6)
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sage
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a wise person
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benediction
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a blessing
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prodigious
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huge, vast size
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restive
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restless
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ostentatious
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conspicuous (lady gaga)
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alacrity
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cheerful, readiness
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laggard
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one who falls behind
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restive
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restless
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